Heights hoping to knock West Jefferson off its MSL-Cardinal perch

1:51 AM,
Oct. 10, 2012

Licking Heights junior Ron Carruthers-Kimball carries the ball in a recent game against Grandview Heights. The Hornets host West Jefferson at 7:30 p.m. Friday in a game between the MSL-Cardinal co-leaders.

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The Licking Heights football team is hoping for a role reversal when West Jefferson visits on Friday.

The Roughriders have won every meeting since joining the Mid-State League-Cardinal Division, and they have won the battle in the trenches each time. When Heights coach Darren Waters looks at more than 1,700 pounds of beef across his seven-man offensive line, he has reason to be optimistic the pendulum might swing.

"It has just been a gift to have those guys up front," Waters said. "We can have three or four 300 pounders in there at the same time. A lot of those kids can move pretty well. We are ...